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Property from the Estate of Dame Diana Rigg
Lot 163

Ted Hughes: A series of six autograph letters signed, to Diana Rigg,
1990's,

17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Ted Hughes: A series of six autograph letters signed, to Diana Rigg,

1990's,
a collection of letters and notes on headed paper or personalised cards, all handwritten and signed, primarily discussing Hughes translation of Phèdre, he writes ...I'm sure when rehearsals start, there will be all kinds of things to be tweaked I want the phrases to feel right for you when you're warmed up... in another note Hughes exclaims Again a million thanks for Sunday...I felt you were something between a racehorse and a leopard..., accompanied by a provenance certificate,

Footnotes

Diana Rigg and Jonathan Kent had initially asked Ted Hughes to translate Medea. He had not felt persuaded to do so, and regretted it enormously. Hughes wrote to Diana to say as much, so when the actress and director turned to stage Phèdre, it was Ted whom they first approached.

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